Abbe, Robert, Museum of Stone Antiquities - Bar Harbor ME
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N 44° 21.653 W 068° 12.477
19T E 563115 N 4912261
The Abbe Museum was founded in 1926 and first opened to the public in 1928. You will find this in Acadia National Park, behind the Sieur de Monts visitor center.
Waymark Code: WMCYNA
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2011
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As you approach the building there is small rectangular enclosure that serves as an entranceway. The main part of the building is an octogon with a tile roof. At the back of the building includes a small rectangular section very similar to the front, which would give symmetrical look from the side. It appears there was an addtion added on to the orginal museum, probably as an expansion to the building. This apparent addition is in keeping with the original building being octagonal, but has a different texture to the siding and the roof is of different materials.
The museum is named for its founder, Dr. Robert Abbe (1851-1928), an eminent New York physician known for his pioneering use of radiation therapy. A beloved summer resident of Bar Harbor, during the 1920s Dr. Abbe assembled a collection of early Native American artifacts found in the Frenchman Bay area. He persuaded others with similar collections to join him in establishing a museum that would protect these objects and display them for public education and enjoyment. Early supporters included George B. Dorr, “the father of Acadia,” and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The museum opened as a private museum at Sieur de Monts Spring in Lafayette National Park (later renamed Acadia National Park) on August 14, 1928. It was dedicated to the memory of Dr. Abbe, who had died in March.
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